PIKEVILLE, Ky. — One of the men facing federal charges after leading police on a high-speed chase through Floyd and Pike counties now appears ready to enter a guilty plea.

Ahmad Moore, 26, of Akron, Ohio, has asked the court to change his plea in the case. A judge has agreed, and he is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 25 for re-arraignment.

Moore and Dean Blair, 24, of Snellville, Ga., are both charged with conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of meth and possession of more than 500 grams of meth with the intent to distribute. They were arrested last June after leading police on a chase along U.S. 23 reaching speeds of up to 120 miles an hour.

During the chase, a package was tossed out of the car. When police retrieved it, they reported finding 885 grams of meth and more than an ounce of fentanyl.

When the suspect vehicle shut off its lights and moved into oncoming traffic, narrowly missing several cars, police called off their pursuit due to the danger to other motorists. However, they found the vehicle at a home on Lick Branch, in Pike County, a half-hour later, and police arrested the suspects.

Court records indicate that it was more than luck that directed police to the two men, as they were already under investigation as the source of a large-scale meth and fentanyl trafficking operation in Virgie. Police had been tracking them through location data on Moore’s cell phone.

An affidavit from the state trooper investigating the case indicates police learned of Moore and Blair from a cooperating witness, who also provided text messages that detailed drug transactions. That led to a search warrant for the Moore’s phone, allowing them to track the men once they got on the Mountain Parkway to head toward Pike County. It was also how they were able to locate them after giving up the chase.

Both men are still being held in the Pike County Detention Center. Blair is scheduled to go on trial Feb. 24.